Synonyms for distil
dɪˈstɪldis·til

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1. distil

   Synonyms:
   drop, emanate, drip, percolate

   Antonyms:
   absorb, condense, retain, suck, hold

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1. condense, distill, distilverb

   undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

   "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

   Synonyms:
   concentrate, make pure, extract, distill, condense, contract, purify, sublimate, digest

2. distill, extract, distilverb

   extract by the process of distillation

   "distill the essence of this compound"

   Synonyms:
   extract, condense, make pure, draw out, distill, express, evoke, pull, educe, elicit, excerpt, pull out, sublimate, take out, pull up, press out, purify

3. distill, distilverb

   undergo the process of distillation

   Synonyms:
   condense, distill, make pure, purify, extract, sublimate

4. distill, distilverb

   give off (a liquid)

   "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"

   Synonyms:
   condense, distill, make pure, purify, extract, sublimate

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Chemistry
   • Create
   • Exude
   • Liquify

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1. distilverb

   Synonyms:
   [Written also distill.] drop, drip, trickle, dribble, fall in drops

2. distilverb

   Synonyms:
   [Written also distill.] drop, let fall in drops

3. distilverb

   Synonyms:
   separate by evaporation, extract by heat

4. distilverb

   Synonyms:
   extract spirit from

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1. List of paraphrases for "distil":

   distill, condense

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